hawala en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /həˈwɑːlə/
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic حَوَالَة (ḥawāla, “transfer, trust”).
Meanings
- (countable, qualifier:Islamic finance, uncountable) A long-established informal system of money transfer from South Asia and the Middle East, still in use by migrant workers.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| hawalas | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| xawala | alternative | lexicographic | |
| hewala | alternative | lexicographic | |
| havaleh | alternative | lexicographic | |
| havala | alternative | lexicographic | |
| hawalla | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (8)
bn হুন্ডি (money transfer) · bn হাওলা (money transfer) · so xawaalad (money transfer) · ur حَوَالَہ (money transfer) · hi हवाला (money transfer) · ur ہُنْڈی (money transfer) · cmn 哈瓦拉 (money transfer) · ar حَوَالَة (money transfer)